Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Fidget-Top # 7
Ed D.
These hybrid toys are pretty easy to make, but hard to get perfectly balanced. This Sheoak fidget-top (# 7 in the series) is the best so far.
Wanted to try out a high-speed air-assist experiment...will these little guys work as a gyroscope given enough momentum? Check out this YouTube video for the answer:
[url]=https://youtu.be/OHvyaVQ-ssw[/url]
Re: Fidget-Top # 7 *LINK*
Ed Davidson
Here's a corrected click-able link to the YouTube video (below)...
YouTube video
Re: Fidget-Top # 7
mikeee12345
Nice looking top Ed!
I have been using ball bearings for some of my tops and on a few of them I put a rare earth
magnet in the hole and the ball bearing holds onto the magnet. The magnet is recessed in the
hole so the bearing is exposed about half way. You can spin these upside down hanging from a
metal syrface, also allows the bearing to be replaced easily.
Re: Fidget-Top # 7
Ed Davidson
Brilliant idea. Hope you don't mind if I give that a try...
Re: Fidget-Top # 7
mikeee12345
Ed,
Go for it, I have also used cheap dollar store marbles for the spinning point, the glass marble provides a very hard surface which will last a long time but they are brittle and will chip if you drop them on a hard surface. I have also used the ceramic ball bearings that are available in many sizes. I have also used some of the tungsten steel bearings that are available in different sizes very tuff and durable.